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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros play at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros play at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Fans cheer for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros play at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
An audience member takes a cellphone picture at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Kristy Brady dances to the music at Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Dave Simonett sings with Trampled by Turtles at Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Barbara Fuller and Kevin Seifert enjoy Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Ryan Young of Trampled by Turtles plays at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Scarlett Larsen, 6, plays the kazoo while listening to music at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Park on Thursday.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Trampled by Turtles plays at Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
People enjoy Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Tess Hellner-Mestelman, 5, plays with a ribbon at Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Laci McBride enjoys Folk Fest in a hammock at Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Ejatu Vargo, 6, plays with a new-found friend at Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
People enjoy Folk Fest in Birds Hill Park on Thursday, July 9, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Brina Gervais and Lori Rinckens enjoy the evening before Folk Fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Finnley Chomichuk, 4, runs through the folk fest campground at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Dustin Kerfoot and Holly Byman relax after setting up for folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Abigail (left), Kari, and Gillian dress up and dance the evening before Folk Fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Thor Buur (left) and Ryan Jones spray-paint a giant moose the night before folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Christian Kuzdub (left) and Alexandre Joyal play guitar while walking through the folk fest campground at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Winnipeg Free Press
Tanith Nelson is dressed for folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Dylan Sellar sings the night before folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Brandon Cassels (left) and Steben Szecsodi play drums and sing the night before folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Curtis Falk jams the night before folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Anita Therriault sings and dances the night before folk fest at Birds Hill Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.
Mikaela MacKenzie Photojournalist
Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.
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Mikaela MacKenzie Photojournalist
Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.